France issues deportation order against Russian media personality
The order revokes her residence permit and bars her from working, while officials cite Kremlin-directed disinformation and a threat to public order.
- On Wednesday, the French Interior Ministry issued an administrative expulsion order against pro-Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, citing her media activity as relaying Kremlin-directed disinformation and posing a "particularly serious and current threat to public order."
- Authorities launched the action following scrutiny over how Fedorova secured a ten-year French residence permit in 2024 through an "automatic" administrative procedure despite her history of spreading Kremlin propaganda.
- Fedorova, former chief of the Kremlin-funded RT France, currently comments on platforms owned by billionaire Vincent Bolloré, including CNews and Europe 1 radio. The expulsion follows lobbying from European Parliament lawmakers in the Renew group, who labeled her a "notorious Russian propagandist."
- Her attorney, Emmanuel Piwnica, told AFP that Fedorova will "immediately file an appeal," describing the government's move as a "serious violation of freedom of expression." The expulsion order de facto revokes her residence permit and prohibits her from working in France.
- Disinformation experts have raised alarms about the influence of former RT journalists as France approaches a presidential election next year. The move aligns with broader European efforts to curb Russian state propaganda and erode citizen trust in institutions.
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France Orders RT France’s Former Chief Out, Calling Kremlin Propaganda a Security Threat
The French Ministry of the Interior has issued an administrative expulsion order against pro-Russian commentator on French TV and former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova, Le Monde reported on July 29. Her residence permit was revoked over allegations of spreading Kremlin-directed disinformation. The order, initially reported by Libération and confirmed by Le Monde, highlights national security concerns stemming from Fedorova’s media appearances …
Government accuses Xenia Fedorova of spreading Russian propaganda and participating in disinformation campaigns to destabilize the country
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Xenia Fedorova is known as the Kremlin's mouthpiece in France: She led the propaganda platform Russia Today in Paris and worked with a right-wing entrepreneur to leave the country.
Accused of being "a relay of the disinformation campaigns led by the Russian authorities" to "disstabilize public order" in France, pro-Russian columnist Xenia Fedorova was handed over on Wednesday a ministerial order to expel, a decision that she will contest.
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